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Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 3.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.7 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB,

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500 CPU @ 3.30GHz, Intel Core i5-2500 CPU @ 3.30GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 137.05

Overall Rank: 1671

Last Price Change: $29.99 USD (2023-06-01)

Average CPU Mark
rating
4110

Single Thread Rating: 1705
Samples: 4066*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 6,542
Thread: 1,888

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz

Integer Math14,545 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math7,441 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers24 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting9,083 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,036 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression67,329 KBytes/Sec
Physics338 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions3,216 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,705 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of June 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 27th of May 2023
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of May 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$233.99 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$29.99 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL1830138 - May 31 2023
4339
BL1827827 - May 27 2023
4288
BL1820672 - May 17 2023
4474
BL1819016 - May 15 2023
4115
BL1817857 - May 13 2023
4348
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz
As of 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz
4,110
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500
3,854 (-6.2%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2500
3,656 (-11.0%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs Intel Core i5-2500
3,104 (-24.5%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2500
4,195 (+2.1%)
Intel Core i5-4460 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500
4,868 (+18.4%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-2500
4,657 (+13.3%)
AMD Athlon X4 845 vs Intel Core i5-2500
3,796 (-7.6%)
Intel Core i3-4170 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500
3,573 (-13.1%)
AMD Athlon X4 950 vs Intel Core i5-2500
3,568 (-13.2%)
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500
3,385 (-17.6%)
Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500
3,314 (-19.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 840 vs Intel Core i5-2500
2,372 (-42.3%)


Is the Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
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9,225
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
9,102
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8,457
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8,439
Intel Core i9-13900K
7,808
Intel Core i9-13900KF
7,602
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7,193
Intel Core i9-13900T
6,888
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
6,797
Intel Core i7-13700K
6,793
Intel Core i5-13600K
6,773
Intel Core i5-13600KF
6,735
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz
407